The Untold Truth Of Big Brother

Publish date: 2024-05-04

Big Brother may seem like a reality show that would be hard to manipulate— contestants are on camera nearly 24/7, after all. However, according to some contestants, they still find a way.

The Diary Room is where Big Brother contestants go to give their unfiltered thoughts on events and houseguests. However, some contestants allege that it's also where producers sometimes try to plant thoughts in their heads about who to eliminate or who to keep in order to make the game more exciting. Some contestants say producers use the "power of suggestion" to try to get houseguests to see things a certain way.

"They don't come out and say, 'Oh, Ryan's going to evict you, how do you feel about that?' or 'Allison said this about you,'" said season nine contestant Sheila Kennedy. "They let you go in there and talk and then they basically go, 'OK, well, what's going on? Do you feel like half the house is against you? What are you going to do about it? Are you playing this game, or are you just going to lay down and die?'" 

Still, other contestants say Big Brother is about as pure as reality shows come. Big Brother All-Stars winner Mike "Boogie" Malin said that while there's always "conjecture" that producers manipulate the game to keep their favorites around, he thinks it's "totally false." "I don't believe for one second that there's any kind of manipulation on their behalf," he said.

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